Kyrgios ill, mentally weary in Queen’s loss

Nick Kyrgios battled both illness and mental fatigue in a straight-sets loss to Stan Wawrinka at Queen's Club, yet hopes to be fresher come Wimbledon.

London, UK, 16 June 2015 | AAP

A mentally-wearing Nick Kyrgios says he will switch off tennis completely ahead of Wimbledon after admitting he “didn’t want to be out there” for his first-round loss at the Queen’s Club.

The 20-year-old, who rose to prominence with a stunning upset of Rafael Nadal at last year’s Wimbledon, struggled to get going against French Open champion Stan Wawrinka, going down 6-3 6-4 in just 49 minutes.

Kyrgios, who struggled with an elbow injury in the lead-up to the French Open, was also noticeably under the weather in Tuesday’s loss, coughing and spluttering in the heat.